Asked by lilly

Solve for a,a.
20, plus, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, a, equals, 38
20+
9
2
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a=
38

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpret the equation as 20 + (2/9)a = 38.

Subtract 20 from both sides:
(2/9)a = 18

Multiply both sides by 9/2:
a = 18 * (9/2) = 9 * 9 = 81

So a = 81.